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August Rauch Collection, 1935-1981

Overview of the Collection

Creator

Rauch, August (August Henry), 1919-

Title

August Rauch Collection

Dates

1935-1981 (inclusive)

19351981

1950-1975 (bulk)

19501975

Quantity

2.35 cubic feet, (3 boxes)

Collection Number

MSS
Rauch

Summary

The August Rauch Collection consists of
reference materials pertaining to plywood and veneers assembled by Rauch
in the course of his work for the U.S. Plywood Corporation in Lebanon,
Oregon, and in Washington. Rauch graduated from Oregon State College in
1942 with a BS in Forestry, specializing in wood products.

August Henry (Augy) Rauch attended Oregon Agricultural College from
September 1937 through December 1941 and received a BS degree in Forestry,
majoring in Wood Products, in June 1942. He completed a senior forestry
paper,
Pres-to-log Production, in 1941. Rauch
worked at the U.S. Plywood Corporation plant in Lebanon, Oregon, in the
1960s and 1970s.

Rauch was born in Echo, Oregon, on August 9, 1919; grew up on his
family's farm; and graduated from Pine City High School, in Echo.

The August Rauch Collection consists of reference materials pertaining
to plywood and veneers assembled by Rauch in the course of his work in
research and development for the U.S. Plywood Corporation in Lebanon,
Oregon, and in Washington. The materials include reprints, publications
and reports; conference proceedings and papers; patent information; and
related correspondence and research data. The collection includes several
reports from the Oregon Forest Products Laboratory, the U.S. Forest
Service Forest Products Laboratory in Madison, Wisconsin, and the American
Plywoood Association. Reports and correspondence generated by Rauch are
interspersed throughout the collection.

Topics addresssed in the collection include testing procedures,
specifications and standards, and physical properties of wood; plywood and
wood glues; wood fiber; veneer and plywood; hardboard production; medium
density fiberboard, continuous pressing fiberboard, and structual
particleboard; and sources of wood from southeast Asia and South
America.